A man convicted of making a racist death threat against Labour frontbencher David Lammy is a former Tory candidate for Leeds Council, it has been revealed, prompting Lammy to say the Conservative Party had “serious questions” to answer.
The Yorkshire Post reported on Friday that the perpetrator, Glenn Broadbent, had stood for election to the council on 12 occasions over the past 40 years. Last month, Broadbent, 62, was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and fined £2,000 after he admitted at Leeds Magistrates Court posting a “menacing” and “grossly offensive” message on social media.
The Tottenham MP said it was “truly despicable” that a Tory candidate had made the racist comments, and that the disclosure of Broadbent’s association raised wider questions for the party.
